Mythology
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Multilingual Analysis in Eastern Religion and Mythology
Sherwan Hussein Hamad
Human beings have continuously shown interest in the diversity and wide range of languages. However, this linguisticphenomenon has never been explained properly by humans. Hence, in every intellectual development that the humanshave gone through, a question concerning the variety of languages has caught human’s attention and seek to get an answerfor it. From the early stages of cognitive development, religious and mythological practices, as some of the earliest periodsof human cognitive development, have historically addressed a wide range of existential and philosophical questions.Among these is the origin of linguistic diversity, which pointed as a subject that has caught in the human’s interest.Therefore, for instance the analysis of sacred texts and mythological narratives show that many traditions have offeredexplanations for this phenomenon of linguistic. According to our findings, we can understand the fact that theseexplanations which appear in foundational religious writing books points out how important this question was even for theearly stages of human beings. Moreover, this research attempts to study how linguistic diversity is shown in religious andmythological texts. We have analyzed the examples we have collected so far, as well as the origins of these religious andmythological texts we have collected are identified. The research methodology uses a descriptive-analytical, and theresearch materials consist of religious and mythological texts that discuss the phenomenon of this linguistic diversity. Theresearch is divided into two parts, the first part lays out the theoretical, and introducing the key concepts of the study,including linguistic diversity, its reasons, and interpretations of linguistic diversity from religious, mythological,philosophical, and scientific viewpoints. It then discusses mythology, types of mythology, and the importance of mythologyas a source for answering human questions. The second part is dedicated to analyzing and interpreting religious andmythological texts that address linguistic diversity, examining how each text interprets this phenomenon through differentperspectives.
Volume 12 · Issue 6 · December 2025A Pantheon Study of Hurrians Religious Beliefs
Ary Abdullah Azeez, Ardalan Khwshnaw
The Hurrians were one of the oldest nations in Kurdistan and the ancient Near East. They had a highly developed civilization and their influence stretched over a vast area. The religious dimension of the Hurrians form a basic element in understanding these people. In this study research has been made of their religious beliefs in general and the Hurrian pantheon in particular. Details on the Hurrian pantheon are presented and an analysis of the structure of the Hurrian religious system has been done. Investigations have been done of the distinctive features of the pantheon deities. At the same time, the importance of mythology has been clarified in understanding the Hurrian pantheon. The introduction of the study serves as a gateway to the history of the Hurrian beliefs. In the conclusion of the research the most important findings are presented. The foundation and framework of the study is built around the analysis of the Hurrians religious belief and their pantheon. As mentioned earlier the Hurrians are considered as one of the oldest and most influential nations in Kurdistan which have several hidden aspects, yet academic centers in Kurdistan have not done enough research in their history and archelogy. This attempt is a contribution to shedding light on one aspect of the importance of the history of this ancient nation. The Hurrian beliefs and pantheon make the most attractive dimension of these people’s civilization which is so complex and detailed has become a subject of discussion among academic centers.
Volume 12 · Issue 5 · October 2025A Critical Reading for Classifying the Types of Kurdish Myths
Sirwan Jabar Amin, Rizgar Abdulla Ahmed
Mythology is one of the oldest literary genres and its history dates back to the early stages and also is a repository of primitive human knowledge content, therefore many mythology researchers in many nations based on their comprehension, have categorized myths into various classifications. Kurdish literature, like other nations, has a collection of mythological texts and studies of mythology. However, what makes Kurdish literature different is that, scholars have discussed and theorized about the question of myths and how to categorize the various types of myths but has not been revealed based on global mythology or other nations. This suggests that our understanding of Kurdish mythology may not be comprehensive, since there remains an undisputed collection of Kurdish myths that widely accepted. There is a gap in Kurdish mythology that is considered to be a serious issue in categorizing forms of Kurdish myths. Finding numerous problems and challenges associated with categorizing the types of myths in Kurdish studies, led to do this research under the title of, (A Critical Reading for Classifying the Types of Kurdish Myths), which takes into account the division of myth types and the classification of researchers and experts in the field of mythology. Additionally, the study provides a critical evaluation of the classification of myths in two master theses that have been published as books, besides identifying problems and issues related to the types of these categories.